Improving Road Transport Operations using Lean Thinking

This paper documents a case study where the transport operations of a word leading provider of paper-based packaging solutions operating in Bogota, Colombia, were measured and improved using lean concepts, methods and tools. The methodology consisted of: (1) direct observations of the transport oper...

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Autor Principal: Garza Reyes, José Arturo; Beltran Forero, Juan Sebastian; Kumar, Vikas; Villarreal, Bernardo; Cedillo Campos, Miguel Gaston; Rocha Lona, Luis
Formato: Artículo (Article)
Lenguaje:Desconocido (Unknown)
Publicado: Procedia Manufacturing 2017
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Acceso en línea:http://babel.banrepcultural.org/cdm/ref/collection/p17054coll23/id/959
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Sumario:This paper documents a case study where the transport operations of a word leading provider of paper-based packaging solutions operating in Bogota, Colombia, were measured and improved using lean concepts, methods and tools. The methodology consisted of: (1) direct observations of the transport operations; (2) collection and analysis of data; (3) creation of a Transportation Value Stream Map (TVSM); (4) measurement of the Transportation Overall Vehicle Effectiveness (TOVE); and (5) proposal of improvement recommendations. The TVSM identified six wastes: waiting, resource utilisation, excess movement, over-production, over-processing and behavioural. The TOVE measure resulted in an efficiency of 54%. The study proposed improvement recommendations based on the results of the TVSM and TOVE.